Lighting artist

About the job

Squeeze is looking for a lighting artist with extensive experience in the VFX and

animation industries. We are looking for someone who can develop the pipeline, set a

rigorous working method in the lighting department and improve it. The selected

candidate will be in charge of lighting key plans and will optimize the quality of each

plan.

Responsibilities

• Light sequences, key plans and spread the light rigs ;
• Ensure that the lighting follows the vision established by the VFX supervisor ;
• Establish rendering passes for compositing ;
• Optimize work techniques and develop methods for a more efficient production ;
• Collaborate with the compositing departments to elaborate quality visuals.

Profile

• Creative ;
• Team player ;
• Good communication skills ;
• Detail oriented ;
• Initiative ;
• Excellent ability to adapt to changes ;
• Open to constructive criticism ;
• Ability to respect project deadlines ;
• Rigorous ;
• Autonomous.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of experience in lighting for animation productions ;
• Education related to the position and the animation industry (DEC, AEC, Bachelor, etc.) ;
• Mastery of Redshift and Maya ;
• Excellent comprehension of light, contrast, colour palettes and graphic compositing ;
• Good knowledge of french and english, spoken and written ;
• Knowledge of Arnold, Katana or Nuke, a plus ;
• Knowledge of Python or ability for scripting, a plus.